Reader’s Note
8 out of 10
Four pages a night suits this one better than most. He wasn't writing a book, he was talking himself round, and you can take him in small doses without losing anything. I've been through it twice now.
by@thebigsleepyWritten 11 July 2026Read 7 July 2026
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Meditations reviewed by @mossandink
Admirable, and airless.7 out of 10@mossandink
Meditations reviewed by @bleakhouse_bex
A Roman emperor writing "get up and do your job" twelve slightly different ways, and now every bloke at work has it on his desk. I'm sure it's very good for you. So is kale.4 out of 10@bleakhouse_bex
Meditations reviewed by @the_slow_reader
Gregory Hays over Ramón Bach Pellicer, and I feel disloyal writing it. Lives in the kitchen. One page while the coffee comes up. Some mornings exactly right. Some mornings, is it more than a tired man telling himself to get up?8 out of 10@the_slow_reader
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